Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 16 May 1895 — Page 1

THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.

VOLUME 1.

Next Monday two new trains will be added to the Clover Leaf passenger department. Chris Hirschey of Geneva, and C. W. Hocker of Monroe, were here ftist Friday on business. Al Foreman is managing the Mayer brick yard this season, and is doing an immense amount of business. Wool is beginning to make its appearance in town. The first of the season was marketed here the first of last week, being a fine specimen. The frost found the corn on the Pete Holthouse farm, some little distance from the city, and puta. sad quietus to its immediate growth Such is the life of a farmer. Mark Hotsenpiller has sued the Creamery Package Co., of Portland for $5,000 damages resulting from the injury to his arm, while working in the factory of the above named company. Capt. Hill returned the first of the week from his book selling expedition. He reports the sale of, the books as being all right but the work was a little too trying on his weak physical condition. Safe crackers got in their work at Pennville the other night. A safe door was blown off its hinges, which was the most serious damage done as but three dollars was found to repay them for their trouble. The windows of Jacob C. Miller’s place of business contains the most beautiful flowers to be seen in town, with but few exceptions. Jake seems to be in the height of his glory w hen mixed up with a Hower pot. Brother Patchell of the Union City Times, paid us a fraternal call while attending court here last Thursday. He still claims faith in the construction of theC. U. C. & C. railway, of which he was a prominent promoter. It is announced that a German chemist has succeeded in making a first class article of brandy out of saw dust, whereupon a friend rises to inquire what chance the prohibition cause will have, when a man can take a hand saw and go out and get drunk off of a fence rail. Attorney John T. France will act as special judge of the case known as Atkinson vs. the Utility Paper Co. Thecaseoriginates from Hart ford City, but a change of venue wastaken tothe Wells circuit court. Ft is a suit for damages in which the plaintiff seeks to recover SIO,OOO. Don’t make fun of a boy whose clothes don’t fit. In five years his clothes may be fine tailor made. Do not make fun of a poor girl for in a short time she may be the wife of some man of brains and have a bank account, while you may be glad to clerk for her husband and sleep in the attic. The hungry men are revelling mid the anticipationof a full stomach at all hours. There is a bread war in our town, aud now you can fill up on two loaves for a nick, a half a dime, the twentieth part of a dollar. Why go hungry—go blow yourself. The fun was started by a rivalry among our bakers, and Coffee & Baker capped the climax Monday by cutting the original price in the middle, since which time every body eats bread. The divorce suit of Mary L. Delavan vs. John H. Delevan was on in the. circuit court last Friday. The divorce was granted and with it $495 worth of alimony, payable SSO in ten days, $45 in six months, $75 in twelve months, $75 in eighteen months, $75 in twenty-four months, $75 in thirty months, SIOO in thirty six months, with six percent interest. The plaintiff was also restored her maiden name, Marie L. Stutz. There was a wedding on tap in the clerk’s office Saturday morning, and that means a pecko’fun for the various officers thereabouts. Rev. Stoops performed the ceremony, the contracting parties being Oscar E. Blair and Minnie L. Lewis, who solemnly promised to love, honor, cherish and protect each other as long as life doth last. Those who stood up and smiled at the handsome young bride, were Sheriff Ashbaucher, Deputy Erwin, Auditor France, Deputy Brandyberry, Treasurer Bolds, Clerk Lenhart and the matrimonial editorofthePßESS. The sheriff lost his hat, which was the only serious disruption that occured, otherwise the boys conducted themselves firstrate.

I-rank Crawford of the Geneva clothing house, Sundayed in the city with his wife and family. Near Celina, Ohio, on Tuesday night of last week, a L..ke Erie and Western freight was wrecked. Killing two and badly injuring four more. Montpelier will allow no more nitroglycerine to be hauled through their public streets, as a proclamation by the authorities so indicate. That is surely sensible, and just. Editor Keeferofthe Ossian News, is in New York, being transported there by business and pleasure. In fact we think it is more pleasure than business, for what would an Indiana editor do in New York on business. Adolph Shugg of Ceylon, was here last Thursday and Friday. He found time to drop into the Pbfss sanctum and renew his allegiance to the newsiest paper in Adams county, by a renewal of his Press subscription. A. Vancamp,the hustling artificer has the contract for putting in the Bowen Hale mill at Willshire. The mill in question will contain all the modern improvements and will be first class from top to bottom. The engine will come from the Grime’s foundry at Bluffton. Invitations were received in this city last week announcing the marriage of Miss Clara Freeman to George E. Cook, which occurred at their home at Spokane, Washington. The bride is well known here and has many friends who will wish them happiness complete. Street Commissioner Dibble took the horse editor of this sheet for a spin oxer the city the other evening. The streets all seem to be in | excellent condition, and Frank owns the neatest traveling roadster that we ever sat behind. He purchased him last summer at Indianapolis. Esq. Shepherd of Hartford township, has been laid up for a few days, but recovered himself sufficiently Tuesday tosit upon the throne of justice in two law suits. One of them was Robert H. Miller vs Sam uel Brown, the other being James S. Fogle vs the Hartford Oil Company; suit on account. Some boys were asked to define ‘■editor’’. Hereare someof their definitions: “An editor makes his living out of the English language,” “An editor is somebody who does not do anything himself and when somebody does goes and tells other I people all about it.” “An editor ■is a man who has the industry 1 of a beaver, the stincts of a bee and the patience of an ass. The Clover Leaf change of time goes into effect next Sunday, the only change being the addition of a passenger train which makes this place the end of its division, going west at an early hour in the morning aud returning in the evening. This addition alone will be worth much to our people, for heretofore you could not go west on this line without remaining over night. Bedsides this the division ends here, bringing a few additonal families. Slowly but surely we grow. You often want to know what constitutes a car load. Well, paste this in you hat aud you will find an answer ready. Nominally a carload is 20,000 pounds. It is also 79 barrels of salt, 99 of flour, 60 of whiskey,2Bo sacks of flour,ls cords i of wood, 18 to 20 head of cattle, 50 or 60 of hogs, 80 to 100 of sheep, 6,600 feet of boards, 13,000 feet of flooring, 42,000 shingles, one half less of hard lumber, one tenth less of joists, scantling ami other large timbers, 340 bushels of corn, too bushe s of wheat, 157 of tlax seed, 580 bushels of oats, 260 of apples, 340 bushels of Irish potatoes, ami 1,000 of bran.—Ex. Bob Klein appeared before His Honor, Judge Heller last Friday morning, and on being asked whether or not he was ready fortrial, answered in the negative. As to wheher or not he had relatives or friends who would help him in employing counsel, said the only relative in this! country was an uncle at Columbus, Indiana, but whether he would help him, he knew not. The Judge then continued the case until the August term of our cir- : cult court. In the meantime Bob will find out how much love that ; uncle holds for him. In the event that that uncle forsakes him, the statutes provides for the employ- ; ment of counsel, when a defendant is without money and without friends.

DECATUR, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY 16. 1895.

Will Christen went to Rockford, Ohio, Saturday, where he spent Sunday with his wife ami other relatives. Editor Walkup, jun.,of the Del- I phos Courant, Sundayed in this city with C. J. Lutz and wife. The Press acknowledges a social call from Mr. Walkup whom we characterize as a tip top genial member ofthe fraternity. Expess Agent Dickie and wife of Bluffton, were here Monday looking for a house suitable to their tastes aid likes. Bv the change in the Clover Leaf division from Bluffton to this place, they are moving here. Their household effects will be shipped today. A fewofourcommandery Masons went over to Bluffton Friday evening, where they attended a blow out that was simply elegantly eleg I ant. The commandery there is a recent thing, just very recently be-i ing chartered. We guess though, that their goat works with as much | effectiveness as an old-timer. The great Morrison will case which has l»eeu in progress in the Way necircuit court for four months. Tuesday the jury found a verdict after deliberating thereon for ninety hours. By their verdict, the will of James L. Morrison, to an estate valued at $650,000 will be broken i and re divided by law. The fee of General Harrison is said to have 1 been $15,000. John B. Miller, who for three years past has managed the Mon- ( roe Street stand, has sold same to Lichenwaiter. John has been in business around here so long and people have b come so accustomed i to him ‘hat it will seen quite odd not to fine him at the old stand, i He returns thanks to his long list s of customers for patronage and courtious treatment extended to him. I Mox Romburg was down from Decatur last week with an unruly horse to have James Highlanddrive some shoes on it. The horse is a bad one to shoe but Jim did it with ‘ out any trouble. He has a good ! set of stocks in his shop that will enable him to shoe any horse with- ■ out cording it or injuring it in any way. Mr. Romburg said that he would give any man $25 that would . i shoe his horse without putting it in stocks or without cording or tieing him.—Willshire Gazette. The extreme cold weather that • was on the wing the first ofthe week was fruitful with disastrious results in various portions of the globe, and it even touched within the borders of Indiana. In the extreme I northern part of the state a snow storm raged for several hours, and • it is thought that small fruit suff'er- • ed thereby. In Michigan they suffered most. In many parts of that i state, snow fell to the depth of six- ; teen inches. Let’s all pray that nothing suffered here—be selfish to , i that extent any way. 1 The deputy sheriff of Jay countybrought Clifford Heins, one of the safecrackers that got his work in at Pennville last week, to this place for safe keeping. He was a clever i sort of a duck and worked on the deputy’s sympathy somewhat, until he abandoned the handcuffs. After ■ alighting from the train, the fellow ; made a shoot, and that is last seen ior heard of the mix. The Portland , ’ deputy was the most sorrowful looking specimen one ever saw but iI what can’t be cured must be enduri ed. The fellow is twenty-four years old, weight 190 pounds and ' wears a gash over the right eye. If you see any resemblance to this i descripton, just run him in. Last week a fellow struck town representing a Toledo collecting agency, aud succeeded in working up a hatch of business. He organized a home agency for which he charged admission fee, aud then > agieed to colect their accounts for ten per cent. Those few who were interested were liberal and dished him out good, bad and indifferent accounts which they had ■ on hands. He went to work and in the few days spent at the work, it is estinated that some fifty dollars ' was the fruits of his labors. Sun- ' day night he skipped out forgetting in the deal to settle with those he done business for. He went to Ohio City over the Clover Leaf, and from there no one knows where. Our officials telegraped the chief of police at Toledo, and discovered ■ that no such an agency was represented there. So those who took the wily stranger to their bosom, morn the loss of several cart-wheels, in payment for their trouble.

Miss Mary Close, Lena Bart hoi and Julia Fitzgerald Sundayed in Bluffton with the latter’s sister, Mrs. Janies T. Dailey. Mrs. Jessie Thwnsend is beginning the organization of a class in voice culture. Her absence in Boston has added many beneficial charms to her stock of musical knowledge, and fitted her to teach it in the most practical manner. She is highly recomended by the officials of that school, besides every one here knows her. Curley Rademacher was the happiest man in town Saturday morning, and we guess he had a right to be for the night before a bright, sparkling 10 pounds boy was born at his home. Thisisthe first boy, and Curley is doubly exultant on that account. Here is hoping the boywill be a chip off the old block. The. Hon. DavidStudabaker an.; Mrs. Jennie Phelps were married at the bride’s ihouie. in this city last Thursday afternoon at two o,clock, the Rev. E. T. Gregg officiating. They left immediately after the ceremony for Chicago. The Press joins their long procession of well wishing friends in extending congratulations. They returned to our city Monday night. On Sunday, May 19, the Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City- R. R., “Clover Leaf’ route, will make an important extension of trains. No. 3 and 4 will run to Decatur instead of Bluffton, as formerly. Fast western express No. 5 will leave Toledo a few minutes later and arrive at Union Station, St. Louis, several minutes earlier. Day trains between Toledo and Frankfort will be about the same as now. A girl residing in a Lake Erie town has sued a steam boat company for damages for naming a boat after her without asking her permission. An exchange says she took offense at a marine item stating that “Kattie Marshall having been thoroughly scrubbed, painted, refitted with canopied stern and new boilers, will hereafter serve as mail carrier and poke her prettynose into the lake for all she’s worth.” There is a lady in the south part of Hartford township who has been divorced from her husband, and has thelcttstody of her children who attend school at the Bolds school house. Last Wednesday the father appeared at the school (which is being taught by Ruth Kizer) and succeeded in stealing aw ay with his seven year old daughter. The child screamed ami fought and tried to get away, but to no avail. She was carried away ami was heard screaming as they passed through Balbec. Their destination is unknown. Sunday was neighbor J. C. Miller’s birthday, so hisfriends put up a job on him and completely surprised the life out of him. He was thirty-seven years old Those presant were Grandmothers Tonneller and Brown, Mesdames George Smith, Christ Wilhelm, William Mersman aud son, Mose Byers and wife, John Brown and wife, Fred Johns and wife, Peter Conter and wife, George Brown and wife, Martz Schafer and wife, John P. Brown and wife, Warner Ehinger and wife, John Myers and wife. John Tunneller and wife. Oil Snellen and wife, Louis Weber and wife, Peter Brown and wife, Ed Closs and wife, J. S. Weber and wife. Refreshments were served and a good time had until ten or eleven o’clock. Druggist Nachtrieb the other evening drove Attorneys France Merrymanand the horticulture editor of this paper to the fruit acreage belonging to Will Myers, which is located at the western extension of the city. To the amazement of the ( entire crew we found strawberries in blossom, and if the season remains favorable 400 bushels is the estimated production. Raspberries, “geeseberries, ” p’ums, crab apples, currants and anything else y-ou might think to name that would make your mouth water in certain seasons of the year. Everything looked as neat as a Sunday pin, which told of hard work, but the reward comes when he harvests an abundant crop. If nothing now occurs to mar their growth, there will be more fruit this year than in five years before. Mr. Myers is experienced in this line of work and knows by name every fruit on his place, and how to cul- , tivate it to an advantage. We wouldn’t mind being his banker, but then we expect it is too late to i make such an arrangement.

WATER WORKS The Estimated Cost Figures Close to 860,000 The Contract Given the Howe Pump and Engine Company Since Monday our e ty aidermen have seen nothing but large, expansive figures, mingled with air i pumps, steam pumps, hydrants, valves and other monstrosities used ( only in the well regulated supply lof water for the daily use of five thousand people, w-ith an extra dose in case of fire. In accordance with previous notice and advertisement in various i journals, Monday was set as the day to receive, open and consider bids for the construction of a water works system for which specifica- ’ tions had been considered upon and printed, for the guidance and benefit of those who cared to figure upon the plant. In lieu of these existing conditions the members of city council meet in their chamber Monday- afternoon at two o’clock, being pre-ided over with the usual dignity of Mayor < juinn, The first thing offered upon the subject was a resolution presented by Dr. Coverdale, the chairman of the water works committee, which in fee simple is as follows: resolution. Whereas, The Common Council of the city of Decatur, Indiana, heretofore received bids for the construction of waterworks in said city and awarded the contract to the Toledo Construction Company, subject to certain contingencies expressed in a resolution at the time adopted. Whereas. The said Toledo Construction Company has wholly failed to meet the requirements in >aid resolution, now therefore. Resolved, That the negotiations so pending with said Toledo Construction Company be and the same are hereby declared off. and the resolution so passed l>e and the same is j hereby rescinded and declared void. At three o’clock the opening of the bids began, the reading of same being dedicated to city attorney, I Frank Mann. The first bid conI sidered four distinct propositions, none scarcely within the specifications, ranging in figures from $58,000 to $82,000. The next was from an Indianapolis firm, the Howe j Engine & Pump Company, and figured the plant a little nearer the specifications at something like $65,000. The third was due from the Fort Wayne Engineering Company, and came nearer the specifi cations all around at a price in I round numbers of $60,000. The ' council first made part negotiations with the Fort Wayne company, but they failed from some cause to read the specifications aud had to make trips to Fort Wayne every time something new was struck, in order to consult with the balance of the company. The Indianapolis repre ! sentative finally agreed to do the I I work at the Fort Wayne bid, and ! the deal was closed after many try ■ i ing hours over tangled conditions that made themselves heard occa I sionally. The deal is made upon the conditions that -810,000 be paid : in cash upon the completion of the ■ plant. Then the city takes charge | ■ of the plant, accepts it, collects the I water rental, and stands good for the remaining unpaid portion by duly executed mortgage water works bonds to the amount of $50,000. These bonds will be payable $5,000 in five y ears, and SIO,OOO every five years thereafter until same is paid, the bonds to draw six per cent, in terest. The contracting companywill put up a SI,OOO certified check as proof that they will immediately ! enter upon the work and finish same within ninety days providing that our wells prove equal to the test — one and a half million gallons of I i water daily. This last will have! to be made by the city and will ■cost something like S2OO. The ! Howe Pump & Engine Company have the financial wherewith to ■ carry out their part of the contract to the letter, besides are perfectly responsible for any contract they I may make. While in session the council considered and determined upon the Worthington pump, the Bourbon and Ludlow hydrant, and the Renseller valve. These were selected i after a careful examination and investigation of the many various kinds displayed, and are, no doubt, among the best manufactured and put upon the market for this special i class of work. The cost price of

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water to the ordinary householder with a sixty foot front, for lawn and household use, will not exceed six dollars per year, and it may be that the five dollar mark will be reached. In either instance no kick will be instituted upon the high price of water. It is cheaper than pulling the John handle of a pump > several times every day and keeping same in repair, or even borrowing of your neighbor. Thereis nodoubt but what the plant will be put in and that at once, and that when it is completed it will lay in the shade any water works system in Indiana anywhere. Everyby seems satisfied at the result, so let ’er go, Gallagher. John W. Hall of Red Key, was here this week organizing a building and loan association. He repI resents the Equitable of IndianapoI lis, and it is reputed to be about as good as they make them. John is a real estate dealer at Red Key. The hot weather is having its effect on the Hartford City window glass factory and the number of blowers has shrunk from 108 to 90. It is feared that the hot weather will result inthe tanks going out of blast several weeks before it was intended. As each week the factory is in operation it adds several thousand dollars to the local circulation it is to the interest of every bodj- that it remain in blast the full limit of time. —Hartford City Telegram. Sunday night at the Methodist church occurred the celebration of the sixth anniversary of the Epworth League. The league in question is quite a working factor to the church and Sunday school, and was organized for that purpose. It is divided into senior and junior divisions, each being a separate and distinct league although work ing to attain the same object. It has developed itself beyond the expectations of its originators, therefore satisfying those who have labored in behalf of its success. The national league meets at Chatajnooga, Tenn., and several from the organization here will most likely attend. For reasons not necessary to mention we failed to receive the list of ■ presents, the compliments of the friends of Miss Rosa Lichtle and Peter Braun, who; were married at the Catholic church Tuesday morning of last week. The list complete consists of a bedroom set by the ! bride’s parents; Mrs. Rosa Mc- : Laughlin, cake basket and fruit dish; church choir, center table; Fiank Heinman, mirror; Peter Colchin and wife, water set; Miss Theresa Seger, lace curtains; Cora and ancy Frank, set of towelings; Henry Meyer, table cloth; Peter Heinman, waterset; Maggie Busser, picture of “Last Supper”; John Liehtle, baby shoes; John Lichte, sofa; Kitty Beck, doll baby; Joseph Liehtle and wife, fancy tablecloth; i William Martin, table scarf. The sessions of the circuit court ' made thejollowi ng list of allowances ' which inc'ude the cost of the grand jury also: Adda Snow, reporter, $76.25; J. H. Leuhart, attending court, S7O 36; N. Blackburn, bar dockets, s3<>; Charles Gross, riding bailiff, $10; George H. Martz, jury | commissioner, s2l; J. Q. Neptune, jury commissioner, s2l; Jacob Martin, meals for jury, $9.75; J.S. Colchin, meals for jury, $9.75; Bowen Merrill Co., law books, $6; C. K. Bell, meals for jury, $6.50; John E. Smith, jury bailiff. $7.50; William Elzey, jury bailiff. $1 50; Ezra Lister, jury bailiff', $6; D. N. Erwin, house bailiff, $45; C. C. Yoder, riding bailiff’, S2O; Joseph Johnson, door bailiff’, $24; John S. McLeod, riding bailiff, $32.50; Gus Ehinger, bailiff, $22.50; 11. M. Romberg, I $7.50; L. L. Mason, riding bailiff, $25; I‘. P. Ashbaucher, services as sheriff, serving subpoenas, attachments, petit and grand juries. $152.09; Democratic Press Co., bar dockets for January term, $35. Jurors—Jacob Spangler, $38.80; Henry Dirkson, $39.20; Peter Rich, $2.90: Flijah Walters, $37.60; G. jW. Rupright,s4o; LewisH. Bailey, $35.60; William Smith, $38.40; John \\ oy. $36.40; James D. Iluftj man, $39.60; William Boehnke, ! S3B; Henry Martz, $38.40; William Schamerloh, $38.40; Lemuel Johnson, $37.60; Samuel Shaffer, $10; : Isaac Brown, $2; James L. Edge, ; $2; Eli M. Merryman, 6; R. E. Smith, 2.80; Samuel Teeple, 37.40; George H. Kelley, 37.40; Mont Evans, 33.20; Henry D. Fuelling, 33.80; A. A. Sprunger, , 35.60; Jacob Scherer, 34.40.